A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
(a) Students can apply for the Diploma of Higher Education Studies as an exit award.
(b) Students must have completed 80 credit points in the initial course, including one common unit.
(c) If a current exit diploma exists for the initial course, students must be considered for this exit diploma first.
(d) If no exit diploma exists, or the course rules for the exit diploma are not met, the student will be entitled to receive the Diploma of Higher Education Studies, subject to satisfying rules (a) and (b).
(e) Students will be entitled to one exit diploma only for each initial course.
Unit type |
Credit Points
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Specific requirements |
Common Units
(1 unit) |
10cp
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Common units totalling 10 credit points selected from below.
LAL100 Language, Literacy and Sustainability (replaces CUC100 from 2024)
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
IAS201 Cultural Capabilities (replaces CUC107 from 2024)
|
Electives
(7 units) |
70cp
|
Units totalling 70 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.
|
|
80cp
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Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)